Bogota city official arrested for kidnapping Israeli citizen
Source: Colombia Reports
Bogota city official arrested for kidnapping Israeli citizen
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jul 20, 2015
A Bogota city official and former police captain was arrested on Sunday after allegedly kidnapping an Israeli citizen for ransom. The kidnapping took place on Friday near the capital Bogota and was over within 24 hours after the victim succeeded in fooling his captor and alerted the authorities.
The alleged kidnapper was reportedly employed by the victim for protection after the Israeli’s arrival in Colombia on Thursday.
On Friday, after having enjoyed lunch outside of the capital Bogota, the suspect drove his victim and two apparent accomplices to a ranch where three more men were waiting the Israeli. The armed men informed the victim he had been kidnapped and had to pay more than $7.5 million to recover his freedom.
“They threatened to cut off his fingers, rip off his fingernails and take out his eyes using a blade,” the prosecutor on the case told the judge at the indictment hearing.
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